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HAIRSBREADTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hairsbreadth mean?
• HAIRSBREADTH (noun)
The noun HAIRSBREADTH has 1 sense:
1. a very small distance or space
Familiarity information: HAIRSBREADTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very small distance or space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
hair; hair's-breadth; hairsbreadth; whisker
Context example:
they lost the election by a whisker
Hypernyms ("hairsbreadth" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
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